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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120036852 | DYNAMIC TUNING OF DYNAMIC MATRIX CONTROL OF STEAM TEMPERATURE A technique of controlling a steam generating boiler system includes dynamically tuning a rate of change of a disturbance variable (DV) to control operation of a portion of the boiler system, and in particular, to control a temperature of output steam to a turbine. The ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120023990 | HYBRID ELECTRIC WATER HEATER WITH EXTERNAL DISCHARGE DUCTING A duct adapter system directs air flow relative to a hybrid water heater. The duct adapter system includes a collar adapted to surround a vent of a hybrid water shroud. The collar couples to standard duct pipe to extend ductwork to a heat pump portion of the hybrid wate... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110062248 | Programmable Water Heater Thermostat Controller A programmable water heater thermostat controller that attaches over the temperature control unit of existing gas or electric water heaters. The user programs the temperature of water required at different times of the day. A microcontroller then compares the current te... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110031323 | Water heating control system and method The water heating control system and method tracks, monitors and controls energy consumed by systems and/or equipment including, but not limited to, hot water, HVAC, pools, and spas. The system and method controls a given device by utilizing historical and real-time inf... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20090293816 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AND INDICATING TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LIQUIDS Embodiments of the present disclosure generally pertain to systems and methods for estimating and indicating temperature characteristics of temperature controlled liquids. A system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has a tank filled a... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090183677 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME Provided are a temperature control device capable of performing a temperature control of, e.g., a chamber wall of a processing apparatus with a high precision; and a processing apparatus using the same. The temperature control device 50 includes a plurality of he... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090120380 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WATER HEATER A system for detecting stacking and controlling temperature in a water heater. A controller with a connection to a temperature sensor and heating element in a water tank of the heater may be designed to limit stacking and its effects. The controller may use a sensing an... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090090788 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONSERVING ENERGY OF A WATER HEATER A control device for conserving energy for heating water contained in a water heater (30) includes: an electronic detection device (21) for measuring the quantity of hot water remaining in the tank (2), the electronic d... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20080314999 | WATER HEATER STACKING DETECTION AND CONTROL Methods and systems for operating a water heater to limit the effects of stacking in a water heater tank are disclosed. In some cases, the water heater controller may determine a rate of change of the water temperature in the water heater tank. If the rate of change exc... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080314337 | WATER HEATER CONTROL A system and method of using a set-back or programmable thermostat for heating or cooling systems to also controlling a fast-recovery water heater such as a power-vented fossil fuel powered water heater such that the water heater is disabled during a set-back mode of th... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20070278321 | Air exhaust system for a fluid circulation system An exhaust system includes a pump, a cylinder installed on the pump, an exhaust pipe, a flow restrictor, an output pipe. The flow restrictor includes an inlet fluidly connected with an outlet of the pump, and an outlet fluidly connected with an inlet of the output pipe.... | 12/06/2007 |
